Unsigned handwritten notes by Napoleon Bonaparte concerning the organization of the Corps of Grenadiers d'Elite of General Oudinot, six pages on five sheets, 8 x 12.25, circa September 1809. Napoleon's notes primarily consist of numerical annotations and computations related to the strength of his troops, with a descriptive passage on the first page in. Bonaparte writes, in part (translated): "There are 46 regiments, we will return 2 of them, we will remove 1, leaving 43 regiments. 5 companies are missing to make 8 regiments…as the elite regiment must only have 4 companies per battalion, it will only take 42 companies for 7 battalions of Grenadiers." In fine condition. A unique and significant military manuscript from the hand of the revered strategist.
